| School/Faculty/Institute |
Faculty of Education |
| Course Code |
ELT 312 |
| Course Title in English |
Materials Adaptation and Development in ELT |
| Course Title in Turkish |
Materials Adaptation and Development in ELT |
| Language of Instruction |
EN |
| Type of Course |
Exercise,Flipped Classroom,Guided Personal Study,Lecture,Project,Seminar |
| Level of Course |
Intermediate |
| Semester |
Bahar |
| Contact Hours per Week |
| Lecture: 3 |
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| Estimated Student Workload |
150 hours per semester |
| Number of Credits |
6 ECTS |
| Grading Mode |
Standard Letter Grade
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| Pre-requisites |
ELT 208 - Teaching Language Skills I: Listening and Speaking
ELT 210 - Teaching Language Skills II: Reading and Writing
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| Expected Prior Knowledge |
ELT208, ELT210 |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| Registration Restrictions |
Only Undergraduate Students |
| Overall Educational Objective |
To develop an understanding about the underlying principles of materials in language teaching and to learn ways of selecting, evaluating, adapting and developing materials for specific teaching and learning contexts. |
| Course Description |
This course aims to enable students to acquire theoretical framework and necessary skills for evaluating teaching materials, coursebooks and adapting and/or developing materials for diverse teaching and learning contexts. Students will develop an in-depth understanding of the advantages, disadvantages and potential problems regarding materials development, adaptation, and evaluation. |
| Course Description in Turkish |
Bu ders öğrencilerin öğretim materyallerini, ders kitaplarını değerlendirmek ve materyalleri çeşitli öğretme ve öğrenme bağlamlarına uyarlamak ve/veya geliştirmek için gerekli teorik bilgileri ve becerileri kazanmalarını sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Öğrenciler materyal geliştirme, uyarlama ve değerlendirme ile ilgili avantajlar, dezavantajlar ve potansiyel problemler hakkında derinlemesine bir anlayış geliştireceklerdir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and Competences
Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) display knowledge of a range of different teaching materials.
2) understand contextual affordances and constraints that influence the selection and use of materials.
3) define the processes of selecting, evaluating, and adapting materials.
4) prepare an integrated unit of work including four language skills, vocabulary and grammar.
5) design teaching and learning materials for different age groups and specific purposes.
6) adapt materials to suit the needs and requirements for specific contexts.
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| Prepared by and Date |
DERYA ALTINMAKAS , December 2023 |
| Course Coordinator |
DERYA ALTINMAKAS |
| Semester |
Bahar |
| Name of Instructor |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DERYA ALTINMAKAS |
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| Required/Recommended Readings | Reading texts and materials will be provided on BlackBoard (BB). Please, check the syllabus and the resources on a regular basis.
McDonough, J., & Shaw, C. (2013). Materials and methods in ELT. John Wiley & Sons.
Tomlinson, B. (Ed.) (2011). Materials development in language teaching. (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2014). Developing materials for language teaching. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Tomlinson, B. & Masuhara, H. (2018). The Complete Guide to the Theory and Practice of Materials Development for Language Learning. Wiley Blackwell.
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| Teaching Methods | Some lecture, but mostly seminar/discussion. Students will work in groups to negotiate understanding of the issues and conduct an action research study. Students will read the assigned chapters and watch videos and complete pre-class work before coming to class. Group and class discussion and student presentations will take place in class. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions. |
| Homework and Projects | This class requires extensive reading and active involvement in discussions and tasks. You are expected to come to class having read the assigned materials and submitted the written assigned pre-class tasks.
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| Laboratory Work | --- |
| Computer Use | Written assignments and communication |
| Other Activities | Group and whole class discussions, presentations and project |
| Assessment Methods |
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10 |
% 10 |
| Küçük Sınavlar |
2 |
% 20 |
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% 30 |
| Sunum |
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% 10 |
| Projeler |
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% 30 |
| TOTAL |
% 100 |
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| Course Administration |
altinmakasd@mef.edu.tr
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Attendance is required for 70% of the course session for successful completion of the course. Any plagiarism or academic dishonesty will be treated with the most appropriate disciplinary action. Plagiarism involves copying any material from a book, online material, any AI generated information or another student’s, or your own papers previously completed and graded in other classes without using proper citation. Plagiarism also involves asking anyone to review or do your assignment. Statement on academic dishonesty and plagiarism: Law on Higher Education Article 54. |
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